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| [LDPartEditor] 0.8.0 Beta Released! |
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Posted by: Nils Schmidt - 2015-04-11, 15:47 - Forum: Parts Author Tools
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Hello,
I'm just releasing LDPartEditor 0.8.0 Beta 
![[Image: imgDuke2.png]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fi18ywwsEUo/VOOuvkpsdzI/AAAAAAAAASw/Ax0RRFkleKA/s64-no/imgDuke2.png)
You can download LPE from this page:
http://nilsschmidt1337.github.io/ldparteditor/
Make sure that you choose the right architecture for your OS and Java Virtual Machine (JVM) (64bit or 32bit).
A short guide how to check if a 64bit JVM is installed on your system is located at the bottom of this message.
- Download the zip-Archive
- Extract the archive content to the location of your choice
- On windows, double-click "run.bat" to start LPE.
- On linux/mac, you have to excecute the shell script "run.sh" to start LPE.
Please note that this software is in the beta stage. Although, LPE 0.8.0 was carefully tested and developed, there are already known issues for this release. There is a potential risk of data loss. LPE could endanger your system stability, too.
You can search for updates if you do the following steps:
- On windows, double-click "update.bat" to search for updates.
- On linux/mac, you have to excecute the shell script "update.sh".
LPE is a 3D CAD application: The overall system requirements are higher. While I recommend to use a powerful 64-bit multicore system, it could be possible, to run LPE on older machines as well.
System Requirements:
Minimum System Requirements:- Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.7
- OpenGL 2.1 compatible Graphics Card
- Operating System (32/64bit): Windows [XP; Vista; 7 or newer], Mac OS X [>=10.6], Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=10.4]
- CPU: Multicore-Processor e.g. Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon II (>2.0Ghz)
- RAM: 2.5GB
- Video-Memory: 512 MB
- Free Disk Space: 100 MB
Recommended Requirements:- Operating System (64bit): Windows 7, Mac OS X [>=10.6], Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=10.4]
- CPU: Multicore-Processor with 4 cores (or more)
- RAM: >4 GB
- Video-Memory: >512 MB
- Free Disk Space: 512 MB
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How to check your JVM version (32- or 64-bit):
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You can try on the command line:
If it's not a 64-bit version, you'll get a message that looks like:
Code: This Java instance does not support a 64-bit JVM. Please install the desired version.
In general, I recommend to install the 64-bit version of the JVM.
PS: I am still busy with the creation of the manual, so you "have to experiment" with my (complex) software product until you've got the manual.
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| [LDPartEditor] 0.8.0 Beta - Preparing for Release |
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Posted by: Nils Schmidt - 2015-04-03, 17:22 - Forum: Parts Author Tools
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Update 7:
10th April 2015, 22:26GMT+2: I am still writing the manual. I also improved the build process of the application. It is now easier for me to deliver new features and fast bug fixes in the future. You may have noticed here, that LDPartEditor comes with a seperate updater application, which can search and install new updates.
Update 6:
9th April 2015, 19:30GMT+2: I am writing now a short manual for the installation and use of LDPartEditor.
Update 5:
9th April 2015, 00:16 GMT+2: Milestone 0.8.0 is now complete. The release process starts as soon as possible.
![[Image: LDConfigColours.png]](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-bUPjNYiCTCM/VSWrnlxt4BI/AAAAAAAAAWY/01v5MGrOT3Y/w500-h450-no/LDConfigColours.png)
Update 4:
8th April 2015, 21:31 GMT+2: I need one more day again...
Update 3:
8th April 2015, 00:16 GMT+2: Sorry guys. I need one more day. Im am implementing "Glitter and Speckle" support right now... Well, it's very hard to do... Far more difficult than I assumed.
But this is the last feature which I need to complete the LDConfig parser... and the 0.8.0 milestone.
Update 2:
7th April 2015, 22:40 GMT+2: I expect to be ready at 23:50 GMT+2.
Update 1:
7th April 2015, 20:30 GMT+2: I need about three to four hours to complete my work for milestone 0.8.0... I expect to be ready at 23:30 GMT+2.
I will release LDPartEditor 0.8.0 Beta on Tuesday, 7th April 2015 (11th April 2015). This time it will happen
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| [April Fool's Prank] LDraw.org opens to LEGO clone bricks |
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Posted by: Willy Tschager - 2015-04-01, 7:15 - Forum: LDraw.org Announcements
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LDraw.org is going to allow digital replicas of LEGO clone and custom bricks in its official parts library. This decision has been taken by the LDraw.org Steering Committee yesterday.
In the past LDraw.org had a policy which allowed only representations of parts manufactured by the LEGO group in its official library. This forced part authors to offer their own creations on personal websites and prevented the addition of bricks developed by competitors such as Mega Bloks or Enlighten Brick to the LDraw library.
„We have dropped the restrictions in favour of a wider LDraw experience and believe that clone bricks will affect the building style of our users in a positive way“, said Willy Tschager, member of the LDraw.org Steering Committee. „With LDraw you might use bricks in colours LEGO never moulded and the results are stunning. I guess this will be much true also for some awesome windscreens one can for example find in Mega Bloks 6859 - Call of Duty Hovercraft“, Tschager adds.
In a first round LDraw part authors will submit custom bricks they have designed over the years, such as “Plate 2x2 with studs underneath” or female torsi. Later mainly 3D-counterparts of Mega Bloks, Bayko, Best-Lock Construction Toys and Kre-O by Hasbro, which have been prepared in the foresight of this allowance. “But it's not limited to those … there are also great pieces in military sets from Kazi or Sluban”, the Steering Committee welcomes the new entries.
The LDraw Parts Tracker, an online system used by the community to review and certify unofficial parts, has been adapted and will offer the possibility to brand the uploaded files according to the manufacturer. Nonetheless the different libraries will be joined, once the users have become familiar with the additions and start mixing LEGO bricks with the clones. By then parts will be distinguishable only by the new !SYSTEM meta-statement in the part-code. Also more general construction toy parts (that don't connect with LEGO) are planned for inclusion in the library in the future: Lincoln Logs, GeoMag (for which a new magnetic connector primitive is in development) and Meccano.
There are also talks with the LDD - LEGO Digital Designer development team at LEGO. „We hope LEGO will joins us in our attempt to add value to the overall building experience, as they did back in 2007 with the development of the so called Lego Universe Mode in their LDD software: In addition to some 1400+ bricks you could suddenly build in any colour, even in colours that haven’t been produced – like transparent tires. Something LDraw could do right from the start in 1995. Nowadays the LDD Extended Mode is normal business and not a hack for LEGO Universe designers. We bet the same will happen to clone bricks in LDD“, Tschager said. There hasn't been a breakthrough in the negotiation so far, but at least signals of cautious opening.
The LDraw System of Tools is a popular system of free software tools for modeling LEGO creations in 3D on a computer. The parts library that is central to the programs is under continuous maintenance and extension by the LDraw community since 1997. LDD as a virtual building experience attracts several million people each year to build a huge range of amazing creations.
LDraw Content Management
On behalf of the LDraw.org Steering Committee
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